Tropical trees maintain high carbon accumulation rates into old age, according to a study published August 16, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Michael Köhl from the Universität Hamburg, Germany, and colleagues.

It will take two years to clear the tens of thousands of trees smashed by the weekend storms that devastated Poland's forests, the country's forest service said Wednesday. "We're dealing with what is undoubtedly the worst disaster in the history of Polish -- and perhaps even European

Urban Forestry budget always gets cut before all others. Hopefully they have a decent tree inventory that logs anything that was done to it.

The decay at the base and trunk is obvious. This is a case of negligence on my part. There was a similar scene in Central Park a dozen years ago. The tree had fallen on a mother sitting on a bench with her child. Unfortunately, the child had not survived. This accident occurred after Bloomberg cut the budget for tree maintenance from $ 11 to $ 5 million per year. This is what happens when you try to save money instead of ensuring the safety of the citizen. The tree fell today was not hidden in the bottom of the park but along the paths and the road. At this size and location, this tree should have been inspected and felled for a long time. Presumably, one will have neglected his inspection and here are the tragic consequences. Let us hope that this poor mother and her children get along without too many sequels.

Time to head to Colorado to start cutting ash trees like we had to in Michigan

You should see em up here in southern Ontario Canada.... Completely taken over the ash up here. From Winsor to Toronto pushing east hard and fast. Sure does create a lot of work but it's sad watching canopies disappear throughout neighbourhoods.